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CULTURE
Department stores, showcases of Art Deco in France
11/15/2022More than a year ago, La Samaritaine department store reopened. Closed since 2005, the historic Parisian store was reborn after long works carried out by the direction of the Historic Monuments [...]
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CULTURE
The art of stained glass, a French history
10/31/2022If I tell you Jacques Gruber, Louis Barillet, Jean Gaudin, or the Atelier Champigneulle? These names are probably not very familiar to you, and yet they embody the revival of the art of stained [...]
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CULTURE
10 legendary seats
10/17/2022In late 2018 and early 2019, the Vitra Design Museum offered a unique exhibition titled: "Chairs of Power." It explored how approaches to political, social and economic power continue to be [...]
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CULTURE
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: a giant of modern architecture
10/03/2022How to sum up in a few lines the impressive career of a giant of 20th century modern architecture? For 6 decades, the German-American naturalized architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe never stopped [...]
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CULTURE
The golden generation of Danish design
09/26/2022The Danish way of living is celebrated worldwide. The term "Hygge", which belongs only to the Danes, defines a way of life in which the interior is warm and cozy. A generation of Danish [...]
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CULTURE
Curly wool furniture: a chic and timeless covering
09/05/2022For the past 2 years, curly wool fabric or bouclette fabric has been making a noticeable comeback in the collections of contemporary furniture editors. And for good reason, this covering that [...]
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CULTURE
Maison Jansen: Glamorous furniture icon
08/02/2022The name JANSEN remains forever attached to French know-how in interior design and architecture. The House of Jansen embodied French elegance in furnishings throughout the world for a century. [...]
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CULTURE
When the old inspires the modern and contemporary design
06/28/2022In 2021, at the Salone del Mobile (Furniture Fair) in Milan, the haute couture house Dior invited 17designers and artists to present "their" version of the famous Louis XVI-style medallion [...]